Language power
THINGS TO MIND By: Doms Paliawan
Can the government have complete control of its citizens through language? This is precisely what Orwell, author of the book 1984, is trying to show. Without language, he argues,...
Meaningful
People are boggled with so many questions that could hardly find apt answers. The various incidents that hit our lives, our communities and our nation had brought more questions than answers that we had...
COMMENTARY: Prostitutes entering heaven
By: Fr. Roy Cimagala
LEST you get scandalized, it was Christ himself who said so. Let us cite the exact quotation: ‘“Which of the two did what his father wanted?’ ‘The first,’ they answered. Jesus...
Wait for the Supreme Court’s decision
Former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. filed an election protest in the Supreme Court contesting the Vice Presidency, now occupied by the proclaimed winner on May 2016 national elections – Vice President Leni...
Give Maj. Gen. Palparan his basic right to defend himself
First, he should be given protection, safety and the military establishment should provide that. All these charges filed against him were allegedly committed in the performance of his duty as a military man. His...
Albuera officials, residents struggle to shake off bad image
From being mecca of illegal drugs
ALBUERA, Leyte- For months, this sleepy but quaint town hogged the news headline. But not for good reason, as wryly admitted by its residents and local officials.
Albuera, with...